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a u.s. government official tells cnn that the latest intelligence suggests a core group of suspects that launched the initial part of the attack on the mission was somewhere between 35 and 40, around a dozen of them are believed to have ties to either al qaeda in iraq or al qaeda in the islamic mall. still others part to be of the group and many said to be egyptian jihadis. still looters and unarmed. now, a suspect in the attack is being held in tunisia where the u.s. has been denied access to him. the ranking republican on the intelligence committee. cnn has been told that the suspect's name is a tu neez yan connected to extremist groups in north africa. the u.s. first became aware of him when he posted on social media details of the attack while it was happening. when he left for turkey he was detained at the request of u.s. and later transferred to tunisia, wolf. >> suzanne kelly, thank you. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, a key battleground state may no longer be a
a u.s. government official tells cnn that the latest intelligence suggests a core group of suspects that launched the initial part of the attack on the mission was somewhere between 35 and 40, around a dozen of them are believed to have ties to either al qaeda in iraq or al qaeda in the islamic mall. still others part to be of the group and many said to be egyptian jihadis. still looters and unarmed. now, a suspect in the attack is being held in tunisia where the u.s. has been denied access to...
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and there was a u.s. drone actually, wolf, that actually targeted this group in libya, one of their training camps. >> elise, thanks very much for that report. let's get to our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she's been talking to her sources. she's getting reaction. what are you learning, jessica? >> wolf, the white house is not commenting on the document release, senior white house officials continue to maintain that in time officials back up what the administration was saying all along that this will prove to be not an attack that had been preplanned and in time we will probably learn that what susan rice had said on that morning show was accurate. but we will have to wait and see that over time as more intelligence comes in, wolf. >> the ranking democrat on the committee has written a blistering letter responding to the chairman issa, a letter that goes point by point by point claiming chairman issa and the republicans of the committee completely ignored sworn testimony provided to the
and there was a u.s. drone actually, wolf, that actually targeted this group in libya, one of their training camps. >> elise, thanks very much for that report. let's get to our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she's been talking to her sources. she's getting reaction. what are you learning, jessica? >> wolf, the white house is not commenting on the document release, senior white house officials continue to maintain that in time officials back up what the...
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. >> after the u.s. election. >> after the u.s. election. i think that he and the iranian leadership like everybody else is waiting to see how the election turns out. but what we also don't know is whether the supreme leader in iran is willing to go ahead with actually making a deal. he may just want negotiations to drag this process out, give them more time to make fuel. >> you know everybody knows about the tensions between iran and israel. fewer people know about the tensions between iran and saudi arabia. i raise the issue not only because there was this report that the iranians wanted to kill -- to assassinate the saudi ambassador here at a washington restaurant in georgetown but now engaged in warfare against saw dee business targets. what's going on here? >> there was attack on saudi aramco the old american and saudi oil operation. american intelligence officials say they believe that attack was iranian in origin. they have not said it was state-sponsored so that could be iranian sympathizers. it could be iranians are trying to make a
. >> after the u.s. election. >> after the u.s. election. i think that he and the iranian leadership like everybody else is waiting to see how the election turns out. but what we also don't know is whether the supreme leader in iran is willing to go ahead with actually making a deal. he may just want negotiations to drag this process out, give them more time to make fuel. >> you know everybody knows about the tensions between iran and israel. fewer people know about the...
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now, u.s. officials say they cannot say with 100% certainty but they say it's somewhat likely that the american in this video is austin tykes. he's a former marine and had been working overseas as a journalist when he disappeared about six weeks ago. in fact, some of our sources say this video someone looked at clips of jihadists and sort of made up this video. they say normally you would think a group would want to take credit for capturing an american. but in here there's no flag. also it wasn't posted on typical jihadist forums, but facebook and youtube. they don't even make any demands in the video. our sources say jihadists typically make videos like this in a controlled environment, like a studio. not the chaotic shots you see here. and experts and u.s. officials say normally when you see the syrian rebels they look very worn and dishevelled. reflects the hardships of fighting hard over zeseveral months. the militants in this video look clean, too clean some would say. bottom line, u.s. o
now, u.s. officials say they cannot say with 100% certainty but they say it's somewhat likely that the american in this video is austin tykes. he's a former marine and had been working overseas as a journalist when he disappeared about six weeks ago. in fact, some of our sources say this video someone looked at clips of jihadists and sort of made up this video. they say normally you would think a group would want to take credit for capturing an american. but in here there's no flag. also it...
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the u.s. government. they say they were harassed for trying to blow the whistle. they allege rampant drinking, drug use, the misuse of firearms at that facility in kabul, which they say prevented the company from carrying out its assigned duties. the video was shot on a cell phone by another former employee, kenny smith. he tapes himself complaining that he's being awakened by the behavior. how often did you observe this behavior? >> the misbehavior actually was almost every other night. several times a week. it was just -- at any given time it could just say, hey, we're going to get together tonight and walk outside. typically at the end of the evening some time late in the afternoon. >> reporter: smith says he and nelson tried to stop the behavior taking it to the top levels of the company. he says they were told it would be addressed. in this section of the video, a man identified as the security firm's medic appears incoherent. there's a syringe on the floor. the plaintiffs claim he'd inje
the u.s. government. they say they were harassed for trying to blow the whistle. they allege rampant drinking, drug use, the misuse of firearms at that facility in kabul, which they say prevented the company from carrying out its assigned duties. the video was shot on a cell phone by another former employee, kenny smith. he tapes himself complaining that he's being awakened by the behavior. how often did you observe this behavior? >> the misbehavior actually was almost every other night....
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the decision comes after the u.s. anti-doping agency accused the cycling star of systematic drug use, something he's denied. armstrong is now being asked to give back nearly $4 million from his tour winnings as his name gets wiped from the record books. >>> and cuba is trying to quell renewed speculation over fidel castro's health and reports that the former leader might be close to death. stays-run media ran an article in castro's name that scoffs at the rumors and shows these photos of him reading the paper and walking in a garden. castro is 86 years old and has not been seen in public since march when the pope visited cuba. >>> the candidates are making final pitches. the white house says president obama will sit down with jay leno on "the tonight show" this wednesday. it will be his third appearance as president. last week, he talked foreign policy with jon stewart and ann romney visited with the the tonight show" last month, of course she was without her husband. >> trying to get votes. >> this is the final stret
the decision comes after the u.s. anti-doping agency accused the cycling star of systematic drug use, something he's denied. armstrong is now being asked to give back nearly $4 million from his tour winnings as his name gets wiped from the record books. >>> and cuba is trying to quell renewed speculation over fidel castro's health and reports that the former leader might be close to death. stays-run media ran an article in castro's name that scoffs at the rumors and shows these photos...
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one cable from the u.s. and tel aviv in april of 2009 says of the weapons flow to hamas the egyptians know that the arms pipeline runs from iran to sudan to egypt. >> seems pretty clear hamas is continuing to receive arms. and not just hamas, these other groups, these more radical jihadist groups involved in the shooting rockets at israel. so the iranians have been trying to get arms from libya to gaza. they're getting arms via sudan to gaza. >> contacted by cnn an official at iran's mission to the u.n. strongly rejected what he called those baseless allegations. we tried repeatedly but could not get sudanese officials in washington and at the u.n. to respond to the claims that their country is working with iran to smuggle weapons to hamas. wolf. >> is widespread an assumption that this would not necessarily be the first time israel has struck inside sudan. >> that's right, wolf. there are strong indications they have done that before. in 2009 at least one convoy carrying weapons in sudan was targeted from t
one cable from the u.s. and tel aviv in april of 2009 says of the weapons flow to hamas the egyptians know that the arms pipeline runs from iran to sudan to egypt. >> seems pretty clear hamas is continuing to receive arms. and not just hamas, these other groups, these more radical jihadist groups involved in the shooting rockets at israel. so the iranians have been trying to get arms from libya to gaza. they're getting arms via sudan to gaza. >> contacted by cnn an official at...
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the secretary of state hillary clinton now says flatly the security of u.s. diplomatic posts around the world is her responsibility. she spoke bluntly with cnn's foreign affairs reporter elise labott during her current visit to peru. >> reporter: secretary clinton, thank you so much for joining cnn c cnn. i want to talk a little bit about the benghazi attack, september 1 19, the evening of this horrible day, you get a call that the consulate in benghazi was attacked and the ambassador has died. what goes through your head at that moment? >> well, elise, this was a many hour ordeal that we were all involved in. and i was deeply concerned as you would obviously assume to hear about an attack. >> on 9/11. >> on 9/11. an attack that was just overwhelming many armed men, numbers not clear, not only at our post but at our annex. and we couldn't find ambassador stevens. and we were trying desperately to figure out what had happened to him and to shaun smith and the others who were there. so it was an intense, you know, long ordeal for everybody at the state departme
the secretary of state hillary clinton now says flatly the security of u.s. diplomatic posts around the world is her responsibility. she spoke bluntly with cnn's foreign affairs reporter elise labott during her current visit to peru. >> reporter: secretary clinton, thank you so much for joining cnn c cnn. i want to talk a little bit about the benghazi attack, september 1 19, the evening of this horrible day, you get a call that the consulate in benghazi was attacked and the ambassador has...
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now, the u.s. at least for now, wolf, is not in the cone. here to here the u.s. right through here. so i just want you to know though, the u.s. is not that far out of the cone as a 60 or 70-mile-per-hour storm. here's the rub. we talk about the computer models. i'm drawing two separate models. it's going to be hard to tell the difference right now, but there's a yellow and a white one. the white and yellow hang together. they are right over the bahamas in about 72 hours. they are very much in agreement. so we know the bahamas will get it. we know cuba will get it and jamaica eventually. the two low pressure systems, one goes to the left, one goes to new york city. but all the others go out to the atlantic. that's we're concerned about. if it does turn left and go to new england or new york, it will be seven days away. new york, you are not in the cone, but you're not quite out of everything yet. when the computers all decide that it's going that way, we'll be in good shape. if they all decide something else, we'll keep you advised. >> i know you'll be watching sandy every step of th
now, the u.s. at least for now, wolf, is not in the cone. here to here the u.s. right through here. so i just want you to know though, the u.s. is not that far out of the cone as a 60 or 70-mile-per-hour storm. here's the rub. we talk about the computer models. i'm drawing two separate models. it's going to be hard to tell the difference right now, but there's a yellow and a white one. the white and yellow hang together. they are right over the bahamas in about 72 hours. they are very much in...
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. >>> a new book reveals if u.s. navy seals had captured osama bin laden, president obama would have put him on trial in a civilian court rather than in front of a military tribunal. vanity fair's excerpts from the new book entitled "the finish" he says the president told him and i'm quoting now "my belief was if we captured him i would be in a pretty strong position politically here to argue that due process and rule of law would be or best weapon of al qaeda in preventing him from appearing as a martyr. a direct quote from the president in this new book. lisa sylvester's monitoring some of the top stories in "the situation room" right now. >> hi, wolf. turkey struck back at syria after a cross-border mortar strike. the office of the turkish prime minister says "points in syria have been hit by artillery fire." a mortar strike killed five people near the border. a nato meeting is underway now and it comes on the same day that three car bombs hit a popular square in aleppo, syria's biggest city. at least 40 people we
. >>> a new book reveals if u.s. navy seals had captured osama bin laden, president obama would have put him on trial in a civilian court rather than in front of a military tribunal. vanity fair's excerpts from the new book entitled "the finish" he says the president told him and i'm quoting now "my belief was if we captured him i would be in a pretty strong position politically here to argue that due process and rule of law would be or best weapon of al qaeda in...
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last we've been told from the u.s. coast guard, unresponsive. there's a search that continues for robin walbridge, the 63-year-old captain of the ship. when you see the video, you get the idea of what they were dealing with. hovering very low to the ocean, the waves crashing to the left and right. waves that could have brought the helicopters down. take you back to time line. yesterday 6:00 p.m., lost propulsion and taking on more water than the pumps could get out. so the crew expected that they would be able to stay in the ship but would have to abandon ship at 8:00 a.m. this morning but it turns out they had to get off the ship much sooner. 4:00 a.m. and you see the rescues, these helicopters came in to play. plucking people out of the ocean. one at a time. again, 14 survivors. i spoke to two people whom you see on that helicopter, the person who hoisted the people up and also the person, the rescue swimmer who went down there and to find the survivors and they themselves were thankful that they were able to make the rescues they did. take a
last we've been told from the u.s. coast guard, unresponsive. there's a search that continues for robin walbridge, the 63-year-old captain of the ship. when you see the video, you get the idea of what they were dealing with. hovering very low to the ocean, the waves crashing to the left and right. waves that could have brought the helicopters down. take you back to time line. yesterday 6:00 p.m., lost propulsion and taking on more water than the pumps could get out. so the crew expected that...